Written By Idoma Television on Sunday, January 8, 2017 | 3:00:00 AM

Dele Ikeorha, a pastor and president of the Laybible Translation Group,
wants Christians all over the country to stop eating cow meat to protest
the killings of Christians by Fulani herdsmen.

The herdsmen have been accused of repeated attacks on farming communities across the country.In
a piece entitled ‘Call to National Indefinite Cow Meat Boycott’,
Ikeorha said it was time for Christians to resist the “subtlety of the
Islamisation agenda of Nigeria” as it required “forceful and strategic
resistance to avert a greater calamity”.

“Christianity in Nigeria
today is under siege, not only from Islamic fundamentalists, and bloody
genocidal actions of Boko Haram, but also from evil moves such as the
Cattle Grazing Reserve Bill, and from the marauding activities of Fulani
terrorists masquerading as cattle breeders,” the pastor said.

“In
view of the direct link between the Fulani herdsmen and the
blood-letting that has resulted in untold human massacres across
Nigeria, and the genocidal slaughter of tens of thousands of innocent
Christians and Nigerians, the Lay Bible Translation Group hereby calls
on all Christians in Nigeria to boycott cow meat indefinitely, as a sign
of outrage over the ongoing atrocities committed against Christians and
Christian communities throughout Nigeria by Fulani Herdsmen.

“The
Cow Meat Boycott involves total abstinence from buying and eating cow
meat, directly impacting on the economic lifeline of the Fulani herdsmen
and their sponsors. Should the attacks persist, the boycott should be
advanced to the boycott of all goods produced by companies such as
Dangote Group whose majority shareholders are Muslims, to send a
message.”

Ikeorha explained that the boycott was necessary due to
the “unmitigated attacks on innocent Christians and Nigerians across
the country”. He said Christians should turn to other alternatives such
as chicken, goat and fish.

“In this time of prayer and fasting,
we call on all Christians and churches to pray for the mercy of God on
this country, and ask for forgiveness because as a people we have
sinned. Daniel 9:3-19,” he said.

“We call on the Christians
Association of Nigeria CAN, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria and
all Christian groups and Christians throughout Nigeria to heed this call
and support the call.”

Ikeorha told TheCable that boycott would hopefully put pressure on policy makers to take action.

“It
is one of the ways to put pressure; it’s a social action to put
pressure, make sure policy makers take action, also to make leaders for
example the Muslim groups – the Miyetti Allah that they themselves – to
know it is a serious issue even if it has been treated with levity.

“This is for the general populace to identify with the pain of the people. It is a regrettable situation; it’s unacceptable.”For Advert: Call 08171607004, 09058228464
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